CNN’s Weir Quotes Warsan Shire Poem, ‘Home,’ in Heralding Migrant Caravan

SCIUTTO So the president ░░░░░░░░ about this multiple times ░░░░░░░░ day he certainly sees ░░░░░░░░ political benefit as the ░░░░░░░░ approach Tell us why ░░░░░░░░ Why is this group ░░░░░░░░ now and what do ░░░░░░░░ expect how do they ░░░░░░░░ to be greeted at ░░░░░░░░ border What are they ░░░░░░░░ for if and when ░░░░░░░░ reach the U S ░░░░░░░░ WEIR Yeah I ve ░░░░░░░░ that to dozens of ░░░░░░░░ You have to understand ░░░░░░░░ yourself in the mind ░░░░░░░░ somebody who would sell ░░░░░░░░ they have pick up ░░░░░░░░ child and walk 3 ░░░░░░░░ miles in flip flops ░░░░░░░░ re not thinking about ░░░░░░░░ politics They are putting ░░░░░░░░ as Rosalin does their ░░░░░░░░ in a higher power ░░░░░░░░ get them across These ░░░░░░░░ people running from a ░░░░░░░░ building I keep quoting ░░░░░░░░ great poem by Warsan ░░░░░░░░ Home and says you ░░░░░░░░ leave home when home ░░░░░░░░ the mouth of a ░░░░░░░░ you only run for ░░░░░░░░ border when you see ░░░░░░░░ whole city running So ░░░░░░░░ violence in Honduras was ░░░░░░░░ big motivation the big ░░░░░░░░ of that caravan But ░░░░░░░░ the woman on that ░░░░░░░░ there she won t ░░░░░░░░ the incredible fear question ░░░░░░░░ you need for asylum ░░░░░░░░ She is an economic ░░░░░░░░ She has no other ░░░░░░░░ But now President Trump ░░░░░░░░ to cut off foreign ░░░░░░░░ to these impoverished countries ░░░░░░░░ will only exacerbate the ░░░░░░░░ for a lot of ░░░░░░░░ as well But some ░░░░░░░░ oblivious Some have never ░░░░░░░░ a news report or ░░░░░░░░ reading Twitter And they ░░░░░░░░ t have any other ░░░░░░░░ and not thinking it ░░░░░░░░ And those who do ░░░░░░░░ say it s a ░░░░░░░░ it s a risk ░░░░░░░░ re willing to take ░░░░░░░░ Bill Weir it s ░░░░░░░░ to have you there ░░░░░░░░ the middle of it ░░░░░░░░ know you re going ░░░░░░░░ continue to follow it.”